The TV Fest Short Film Festival: Horror/Thriller - "Guts & Gags"
The TV Fest is a short film festival showcasing award winning submissions from around the globe, including a selection of films produced by local Okanagan talent. The festival runs September 15-17th with *free* admission! This screening will be limited to ages 19+ due to liquor licensing requirements.
Our "Guts and Gags" selections in this block mix comedy and horror for a whacky blend of fun & gore, including:
OLDTIMERS directed by Brian Quintero (Canada) - Two associates finally get together during the holiday season to reminisce on their past glory days, hash out their differences, and rejoice by embracing a new, disturbing legacy 15 MINS
SECRET SANTA directed by Lynn Kristmanson (Canada) - It's Christmas Eve and Robin has hatched a plan to stow away in Santa's sleigh and hitch a ride to the North Pole. Won't Santa be surprised! But it's Robin who’ll be getting the surprise. Robin is about to find out that you should never meet your heroes. 11 MINS
DAMNED SUPPER directed by Ariel Hansen (Canada) - On Halloween a group of wannabe witches conjure up more than they bargained for during their dumb supper. 8 MINS
VRDLK: FAMILY OF VURDULAK directed by Samuel Chou (Canada) - VRDLK: (pronounced Vor-Du-Lac) centers around a traveling diplomat that is caught in a snowstorm and forced to take shelter with a poor Serbian family. When the family warns him of “beasts” that hunt in the night, he is quick to dismiss their fears as superstition and fairy tales - a mistake he may not have a chance to make twice. Based on acclaimed Russian writer, Aleksey Tolstoy's 1839 gothic novella, "The Family of The Vourdulak" 13 MINS
BUZZKILL directed by Peter Ahern (USA) - Tune in to the blind date woes of Rick and Becky. 6 MINS
THE MAGES OF RAGE AND THE DESECRATION OF THE HOUSE OF MIMICRY directed by Jason Sheedy (USA) - A loud ass punk band faces off with a demonic mime intent on stopping them from finishing their music video. 24 MINS
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*Screenings are free, but a $2 festival membership (payable at the door) is required for entry at your first screening of the festival.
Max 10 tickets, please don’t reserve more than you need to ensure everyone can enjoy a film!
